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among those, we have john boehner. he is coming out and going to rebut the president's health care plan. there is senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky. >>> the subject du jour, is health care and it certainly should be the subject. i continue to hear suggestions that members of the republican conference and the senate are not for health care. i can't find a single member who is not for trying to improve america's health care system. most all of us agree with the american people who overwhelmingly say in polls that they like the quality but they are concerned about the cost and the access and of course cost and access are related issues. the administration does continue to mention these unnamed people who seem not to want to make progress on this. i have been unable to find anyone. not a single, solitary seoul ou in favor of no action. what we do think is that we ought to target the problems. there are ways to do that that could be achieved, i think, on a large, bipartisan basis. for example, why should we, any longer, t
among those, we have john boehner. he is coming out and going to rebut the president's health care plan. there is senator mitch mcconnell of kentucky. >>> the subject du jour, is health care and it certainly should be the subject. i continue to hear suggestions that members of the republican conference and the senate are not for health care. i can't find a single member who is not for trying to improve america's health care system. most all of us agree with the american people who...
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boehner of the house -- >> john boehner. >> michael steele, the rnc, both are unfortunate in supporting the protests in the meeting and have not called for adult behavi behavior. i think it's necessary for the leadership to demonstrate right away this is public policy and not a food fight. i was really disappointed in john boehner of using the expression, very, very hot summer. we know what that means. he did that deliberately. recently mr. steele said he didn't support the outrageous behavior, but, then, again, he can't control the protest. that's provocative language. mr. steele is in a position to call for calm in the republican party. >> before i let roland get into this. you have a lot to say. >> you know i'm just waiting. >> let me let sherry respond to that. >> to say all these people at the town halls -- again, is wrong. this is not something led by washington. this is not something that's being led by michael steele or john boehner. this is something anybody who's been watching politic s even a little bit in recent decades could see what was happening. massive bill. 18% of the
boehner of the house -- >> john boehner. >> michael steele, the rnc, both are unfortunate in supporting the protests in the meeting and have not called for adult behavi behavior. i think it's necessary for the leadership to demonstrate right away this is public policy and not a food fight. i was really disappointed in john boehner of using the expression, very, very hot summer. we know what that means. he did that deliberately. recently mr. steele said he didn't support the...
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has john boehner said thanks for making me a star? >> we haven't heard from boehner yet, fingers crossed, but we have heard from a few of the people who have reached out to us, most of them are pretty tickled and not embarrassed. >> spill it. >> well, i had a delightful chat just last week with brian oxman who is a family lawyer for michael jackson and the jackson family. and he was featured in the same video in which we saw michelle bauchman and john boehner. he was really a good sport about it. >> in fact, i think we've got a little bit of brian oxman in a bit of a mash-up where we have katie couric who is talking about tylenol taken out of percocet and vicodin. let's watch this clip and see. ♪ and other medications ♪ what about vicodin and percocet ♪ ♪ you know it's unconstitutional, pharmaceutical ♪ ♪ i am warned that one day michael jackson would wake up dead ♪ >> so that's the way that michael oxman was talking about the death of michael jackson and his warnings that one day it was going to happen, and yet he took
has john boehner said thanks for making me a star? >> we haven't heard from boehner yet, fingers crossed, but we have heard from a few of the people who have reached out to us, most of them are pretty tickled and not embarrassed. >> spill it. >> well, i had a delightful chat just last week with brian oxman who is a family lawyer for michael jackson and the jackson family. and he was featured in the same video in which we saw michelle bauchman and john boehner. he was really a...
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we'll also be speaking with a top republican in the house of representatives, john boehner. he has some strong words on a lot of this. stay tuned because today could be a day full of a lot of political surprises. the vice president, joe biden, pulls off one. he's made a secret trip to iraq. he visited baghdad to meet with u.s. troops and iraqi leaders, but the headline of the surprise visit marred by violence, at least right now. we have an exclusive report from our cnn pentagon correspondent chris lawrence. he's in baghdad. chris, talk a little bit about this surprise. what happened? you're the only television correspondent traveling with the vice president right now. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, wolf. you know, when we got on the plane, left out of andrews air force base, we didn't even know where exactly we were going or when we would get there. this is one of those secret trips, not like going to london or paris or visiting allies like that, so it was all kept very hush-hush. once we got in the air, we found out, yes, we are going to iraq. vice president biden did ta
we'll also be speaking with a top republican in the house of representatives, john boehner. he has some strong words on a lot of this. stay tuned because today could be a day full of a lot of political surprises. the vice president, joe biden, pulls off one. he's made a secret trip to iraq. he visited baghdad to meet with u.s. troops and iraqi leaders, but the headline of the surprise visit marred by violence, at least right now. we have an exclusive report from our cnn pentagon correspondent...
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listen to boehner. >> there were two opportunities in committee for house democrats to make clear that illegal immigrants would not be covered by putting in the requirements to show citizenship. both of those amendments were, in fact, rejected. >> was that appropriate to reject those amendments? >> i just think it's very disingenuous of the minority leader in the house who has not been a part of this conversation from day one, who backed away from the table to suggest that the language that's in the bill which is very specific and very clear isn't sufficient. read the bill. it clearly bans those in the country illegally from accessing the system. i guess you could say it four or five more times, but unfortunately in spite of over 100 republican amendments that were part of the house process, accepted in the bill, not a single republican voted for the bill out of committee. so i suggest that minority leader needs to come to the table with suggestions that he thinks would be helpful and then participate in the process. >> the new department -- i guess we could call it the department of p
listen to boehner. >> there were two opportunities in committee for house democrats to make clear that illegal immigrants would not be covered by putting in the requirements to show citizenship. both of those amendments were, in fact, rejected. >> was that appropriate to reject those amendments? >> i just think it's very disingenuous of the minority leader in the house who has not been a part of this conversation from day one, who backed away from the table to suggest that the...
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just up the road is the district of john boehner. as we found out, some stimulus dollars are starting to arrive in his district. in the first trip to ohio since the election, vice president joe biden jumped back in to campaign mode, setting his sights on republican critics of the stimulus. >> all of this talk about how we're going to waste money? that's a dog that ain't barked yet. >> it appeared to be a direct shot at john boehner that featured a blood hound. some of the money has made its way to boehner's own district. >> the stimulus is working for me because i'm keeping my deputies and not having to lay them off. >> reporter: a republican who recently considered a primary challenge for boehner's seat got nearly $1 million in stimulus funds two months ago. he's using the money to hold on to correctional officers he was on the verge of letting go. >> if it wasn't for the stimulus money that's coming down right now, we may not have these pods man or woman. you have to have people to watch people in jail. >> that means what? >> witho
just up the road is the district of john boehner. as we found out, some stimulus dollars are starting to arrive in his district. in the first trip to ohio since the election, vice president joe biden jumped back in to campaign mode, setting his sights on republican critics of the stimulus. >> all of this talk about how we're going to waste money? that's a dog that ain't barked yet. >> it appeared to be a direct shot at john boehner that featured a blood hound. some of the money has...
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house minority leader, john boehner, says the democrats are in denial because the protests are real. michael steele sees a more sinister motive. john core nnen is accusing the white house of monitoring the speech and is asking president obama to cease and desist. are these protests spontaneous or organized? does it really matter? >> let's kick it off. let's start with gloria borger. >> the answer is, yes, some of them are real and some of them are manufactured. look, you have conservative groups out there, suzanne, who are against health care reform. they have learned it is very easy to organize groups via the internet and they have told people to go to places and to disrupt meetings. however, you also have some folks who really want to have a serious discussion about health care reform because they are worried about it. they are worried that they may lose their health insurance or whatever their concerns are. i think the ones we are paying attention to are the ones where you have the hecklers and the people who are disrupting any kind of real and protuductive conversation. >> david?
house minority leader, john boehner, says the democrats are in denial because the protests are real. michael steele sees a more sinister motive. john core nnen is accusing the white house of monitoring the speech and is asking president obama to cease and desist. are these protests spontaneous or organized? does it really matter? >> let's kick it off. let's start with gloria borger. >> the answer is, yes, some of them are real and some of them are manufactured. look, you have...
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this morning, we heard from john boehner. he is the top republican in the house of representatives, and he was talking about a lot of those issues and talking about next year and hopefully in his mind grabbing back control of congress. take a listen. >> i'm not running for president. all right? i'm leading an effort amongst republicans to earn back our majority so we can take the gavel away from nancy pelosi. >> now, organizers here, t.j., say that the crowds this year are a lot larger and enthusiastic than last year during the presidential election. >> presidential election. funny you should mention that, paul. how much presidential politics is playing into what's happening there? >> well, you know, it's 2009. we're three years away. you'd be surprised. there is a lot, actually. a couple minutes from now, mitt romney, the former governor of massachusetts, who ran for president, he'll speak here. a couple people who may want to run in 2010. tim pawlenty of minnesota, governor there, mike pence, congressman from indiana, and m
this morning, we heard from john boehner. he is the top republican in the house of representatives, and he was talking about a lot of those issues and talking about next year and hopefully in his mind grabbing back control of congress. take a listen. >> i'm not running for president. all right? i'm leading an effort amongst republicans to earn back our majority so we can take the gavel away from nancy pelosi. >> now, organizers here, t.j., say that the crowds this year are a lot...
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also in boehner's district. the sign of the work site shows it, too, is a stimulus project. still, boehner's office argues the stimulus is taking too long to make a difference, saying in a statement to cnn -- >> what would they do? what would they do? >> reporter: mr. biden taunted his republican critics in front of an abandoned warehouse slated to get $1.6 million in stimulus money for a project that would turn the building into apartments. while the vice president said the project will create jobs, the developer told us he'll's still waiting for millions in financing from the bank. no financing, he acknowledged, no project. you haven't quite gotten all of the financing for p project. is that correct or how is that going? >> we're very close to working things out with a local lender, and they've also been working very hard to make this happen. >> reporter: with polls showing voters in ohio losing patience with the president ee's economi plan, vice president biden called for patience. case in point, the cincinnati river front slated to receive $22 million in stimulus funds f
also in boehner's district. the sign of the work site shows it, too, is a stimulus project. still, boehner's office argues the stimulus is taking too long to make a difference, saying in a statement to cnn -- >> what would they do? what would they do? >> reporter: mr. biden taunted his republican critics in front of an abandoned warehouse slated to get $1.6 million in stimulus money for a project that would turn the building into apartments. while the vice president said the project...
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minority leader john boehner. thanks for coming in. >> good to be with you. >> it looks like the house and senate committees are probably going to get something done before the recess. the president is reaching out, though, to everyone. saying spend the recess. read the bills. and then we can talk. listen to. this. >> they will have all of august. to review the various legislative proposals. when we come back in september, i will be available to answer any question that a member of the congress has. if they want to come over to the white house and go over line by line what's going on, i will be happy to do that. >> are you still open to coming up with a bipartisan bill with the president? >> absolutely. i think the american people expect us to work together. to deal with the issue of reforming our health care system. but they've got some real big doubts. about this big government-run plan that eventually will take over our entire health care system. it's going to drive up costs -- >> let me interrupt you for a mom
minority leader john boehner. thanks for coming in. >> good to be with you. >> it looks like the house and senate committees are probably going to get something done before the recess. the president is reaching out, though, to everyone. saying spend the recess. read the bills. and then we can talk. listen to. this. >> they will have all of august. to review the various legislative proposals. when we come back in september, i will be available to answer any question that a...
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here's boehner. this is the greatest fabrication i have seen since i've been in congress. i have sat in meetings in the white house with the vice president and the president. there's not one person that sat in those rooms that didn't understand how serious our economic crisis was. >> well, look. i think, wolf, the situation is dire. and because many of these states are on the verge of bankruptcy, they're using this money basically to take care of bills right away. they're basically saying, we got to take care of the medicaid bill and don't lay off teachers and mr. boehner sunday said on tv not one job has been created in ohio as a result of the stimulus package and the cleveland plain dealer had an article saying he was wrong about ohio stimulus spending so i think we need to get the facts on the table. this money is going to the states, helping the states make critical budget zigss but at is same time, wolf, $100 billion going out the door later this summer so that these states can continue to keep things afloat. >> the white house always says that the jobs is lagging ind
here's boehner. this is the greatest fabrication i have seen since i've been in congress. i have sat in meetings in the white house with the vice president and the president. there's not one person that sat in those rooms that didn't understand how serious our economic crisis was. >> well, look. i think, wolf, the situation is dire. and because many of these states are on the verge of bankruptcy, they're using this money basically to take care of bills right away. they're basically...
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. >> reporter: minority leader john boehner also pointed to a study. >> facts are -- crs says there's nothing in this bill that will prevent these people from getting this type of insurance. >> reporter: that study found illegal immigrants may be able to purchase either private insurance or a new government-run insurance plan if there is one under the house democrats' health care overhaul plan. but unlike american citizens or legal u.s. residents, the study found that illegal immigrants would not be able to get government assistance to help pay for that insurance, wolf. >> brianna keilar is up on capitol hill. >>> meanwhile, president obama is saying what he thinks of the congressman's apology. let's go right to our white house correspondent, suzanne malveaux. he was asked and he answered, suzanne. >> reporter: wolf, he was meeting with his cabinet. there was a group of reporters there. they were being ushered out of the room when our own elaine key han nose stood back and asked the president whether or not he accepted the apology of the congressman. he obviously, wolf, wanted to addr
. >> reporter: minority leader john boehner also pointed to a study. >> facts are -- crs says there's nothing in this bill that will prevent these people from getting this type of insurance. >> reporter: that study found illegal immigrants may be able to purchase either private insurance or a new government-run insurance plan if there is one under the house democrats' health care overhaul plan. but unlike american citizens or legal u.s. residents, the study found that illegal...
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. >> reporter: on the house side, speaker nancy pelosi and republican leader john boehner spent talking points to their members, basically boiling down to two themes. >> big evil insurance companies versus socialized medicine. >> reporter: time is not on the side of democrats, many whom wanted health care done before recess. the longer the issue becomes out there the more it becomes a pinata. advantage, the critics. >> i think it's safe to say that over the august recess, as more americans learn more about their plan, they are likely to have a very, very hot summer. >> reporter: democrats say it is not that americans are learning more about reform, it's that they are learning erroneous things about reform. august on defense. >> we are going to make sure that health care reform does not get swift-voted during the month of august. >> reporter: the problem is there is no one single health care bill, no plan that has jelled on capitol hill. in some ways, it allows both sides to claim they're right. now, about those angry voters, there are some when republicans go out to talk about health ca
. >> reporter: on the house side, speaker nancy pelosi and republican leader john boehner spent talking points to their members, basically boiling down to two themes. >> big evil insurance companies versus socialized medicine. >> reporter: time is not on the side of democrats, many whom wanted health care done before recess. the longer the issue becomes out there the more it becomes a pinata. advantage, the critics. >> i think it's safe to say that over the august...
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be invited by senator kennedy to emcee annen vent he did annually with the leader of the house, john boehner, and it was just for charity for catholic schools. this was something he did, again, almost every year. it wasn't to push forward legislation, something to do politically, but something near and dear to his heart. >> take a look at that picture, paul, behind you. you see the then president of the united states and senator kennedy working to get that education legislation, no child left behind, enacted. but do you think senator kennedy over these past few months had really been healthy and assertive in the senate as he used to be there would be a different health care bill out there right now and that it would have a better chance of getting passed into law? >> well, yeah. the senate was a better place with teddy kennedy and the world was better place with teddy kennedy in it. i will say even in his absence, his remarkable staff and his best friend in the senate, chris dodd, then stepped in to take over that bill, his committee produced a bill that cost only $600 billion, not the $1.2
be invited by senator kennedy to emcee annen vent he did annually with the leader of the house, john boehner, and it was just for charity for catholic schools. this was something he did, again, almost every year. it wasn't to push forward legislation, something to do politically, but something near and dear to his heart. >> take a look at that picture, paul, behind you. you see the then president of the united states and senator kennedy working to get that education legislation, no child...
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representative john boehner and others that came out today and they're pointing to a recent report by the congressional research service and to put that into context. this is an independent bipartisan research office that's used by all of the members of congress and it concluded hr-3200 does not contain any restrictions on noncitizens whether legally or illegally present or in the united states temporarily or permanently from participating in the exchange. now, to take you back, we need to go back to july. representative dean heller introduced an amendment in the house, ways and means committee that would have specified and required that people who are applying for the health care subsidies make sure they are screened through a program called a systematic alien verification for entitlements program. that's a system that is currently being used. it's used to verify eligibility for other social services programs to make sure that illegal aliens are not receiving this benefit. steve is with the center for immigration studies and he's among those who is concerned because there is no provi
representative john boehner and others that came out today and they're pointing to a recent report by the congressional research service and to put that into context. this is an independent bipartisan research office that's used by all of the members of congress and it concluded hr-3200 does not contain any restrictions on noncitizens whether legally or illegally present or in the united states temporarily or permanently from participating in the exchange. now, to take you back, we need to go...
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you're looking at house minority leader, john boehner, speaking now. let's have a listen. >> -- according to cbo and others, millions of americans could be forced out of their plan, so it may not require you to change your plan, but if you look at the employer mandate and what it means on employers, it's clear that some number of employers are going to drop their plan, pay their 8% tax, and their employees will be forced into the government option. secondly, if you look at the language in the plan, all employer-provided plans would have to have their plan approved by the department of labor and the new health choices czar within the first five years. the result of that is that a lot of plans offered by employers are going to end up being dropped as a result of that requirement. and so there are organizations that have estimated tens of millions of americans could, in fact, be forced out of their employer-provided coverage into the government plan. thirdly he said, illegal immigrants wouldn't get government benefits. but the nonpartisan congressional re
you're looking at house minority leader, john boehner, speaking now. let's have a listen. >> -- according to cbo and others, millions of americans could be forced out of their plan, so it may not require you to change your plan, but if you look at the employer mandate and what it means on employers, it's clear that some number of employers are going to drop their plan, pay their 8% tax, and their employees will be forced into the government option. secondly, if you look at the language in...
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. >> it's a tough summer, and a lot, hot summer according to john boehner, the minority leader, for folks in washington who say this august is going to be an ugly one for everyone fighting over health care reform. john mccain was asked by john king about one with of the proposals in congress right now, this idea of forming co-ops to cover the folks who are currently uninsured. he didn't have a very positive assessment. you might be surprised by this. >> co-ops remind us all of freddie mac and fannie mae. so i have not seen a public option in my view leads the test of what would really not eventually lead to a government takeover. >> well, fannie mae and freddie mac, for anyone who knows, don't get thumbs up from businesses and analysts. you interviewed the president this past week about health care reform. he seemed unusually frustrated about his inability to connect with the american people in his message, why they should support this. >> in fact, he was very candid about this. and this is not something we're used to hearing from barack obama. he is where he is because of the power of hi
. >> it's a tough summer, and a lot, hot summer according to john boehner, the minority leader, for folks in washington who say this august is going to be an ugly one for everyone fighting over health care reform. john mccain was asked by john king about one with of the proposals in congress right now, this idea of forming co-ops to cover the folks who are currently uninsured. he didn't have a very positive assessment. you might be surprised by this. >> co-ops remind us all of...
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have a listen to house minority leader john boehner. >> this makes me so angry. i was there, all right? i know all about t.a.r.p. first, it was never intended that all this money would ever have to be spent. but any money that wasn't spent was to go to the deficit. and the idea of taking this money and spending it is repulsive. >>> okay. optimism about the economy seems to be sputtering. a cnn/opinion research poll asked how are things going in the country? 34% said, well, that's a three-point dip from last month, and the first time that month has dropped during the obama presidency. we also asked your opinion of economic conditions today. most say the economy has started to recover or has stabilized, but well over a third, 39%, say the united states is still in an economic downturn. >>> baghdad reeling from terror attacks. authorities say at least 112 people were killed, and more than 400 others wounded, in 5 suicide car bombings. the blasts going off in quick succession indicating a coordinated attack. government buildings, the main target. however, many childr
have a listen to house minority leader john boehner. >> this makes me so angry. i was there, all right? i know all about t.a.r.p. first, it was never intended that all this money would ever have to be spent. but any money that wasn't spent was to go to the deficit. and the idea of taking this money and spending it is repulsive. >>> okay. optimism about the economy seems to be sputtering. a cnn/opinion research poll asked how are things going in the country? 34% said, well, that's...
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. >>> in "the situation room," john boehner, in the house, bobby jindal, the governor of louisiana. until then thanks for joining us. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. up next "lou dobbs tonight." lou. >>> good evening, everybody. defiance on capitol hill. democrats refusing to be intimidated on the issue of health care. blue dog democrats demanding tough measures to cut the cost of the president's trillion dollar health care plan. president obama's poll numbers sinking. we'll examine what's driving the poll number lower. all that in our face off debate with two leading polsters. law enforcement agencies searching the home of michael jackson's personal doctor as the investigation into the pop star's death is intensifying. we'll have a live report for you. >>> we turn first to the house democrats who remain bitterly divided over the president's health care plan. conservative democrats der manneding sweeping cost savings. white house chief of staff rahm emanuel today went to capitol hill. he went up there trying to break a deadlock but looked highly unlikely that the house will
. >>> in "the situation room," john boehner, in the house, bobby jindal, the governor of louisiana. until then thanks for joining us. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. up next "lou dobbs tonight." lou. >>> good evening, everybody. defiance on capitol hill. democrats refusing to be intimidated on the issue of health care. blue dog democrats demanding tough measures to cut the cost of the president's trillion dollar health care plan. president obama's...
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there haven't been many, but this was supposed to be one of the big ones, house majority leader john boehner says, wait a minute, republican leaders haven't even been to the white house for the past fife months. >> you not be surprised to know that there is a partisan disagreement as to who is not being bipartisan. it is, you know, the democrats say they don't want to, all they want to do is kill this bill, and the republicans saying we weren't even in on putting these bills together. does the public care? i want to take a look at this new poll coming up. and the question was how important is support for both parties for a health care plan? 79% of americans said it was important. only 20% said it wasn't important. now take a look at this. if the president is unable to win republican support, what should he and congress do? only 28% said pass the bill anyway. 66% said keep trying. and here's the problem. the white house looking at this, they're always priorities, bipartisanship takes second place to getting something done. the president has signaled that, because their calculation is if a dem
there haven't been many, but this was supposed to be one of the big ones, house majority leader john boehner says, wait a minute, republican leaders haven't even been to the white house for the past fife months. >> you not be surprised to know that there is a partisan disagreement as to who is not being bipartisan. it is, you know, the democrats say they don't want to, all they want to do is kill this bill, and the republicans saying we weren't even in on putting these bills together....
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here's john boehner saying we told you so. >> it was supposed to be about jobs, jobs, jobs. it turned into spending on a lot of big government bureaucracy. >> republicans think they have the upper hand right now. is that the way you see it? >> i don't know they have the upper hand. i think the bottom line is the stimulus bit was not the right bill at that point in time. it was rushed through. this president needs to focus and this congress needs to focus on what is it that we get americans back to work. i promise you having lived through the last time we reached 9.5% having been in the white house during the reagan administration, it will go to 10, 11%. the bottom line when those numbers go that direction, you see approval ratings and everything else deteriorate. the country needs to put people back to work, and anything else you're wasting your time on is exactly that, wasting your time on it. we need jobs, putting more burden on employers, putting more burden on working people and not creating an infrastructure out there that creates jobs is fool hardy at this point in tim
here's john boehner saying we told you so. >> it was supposed to be about jobs, jobs, jobs. it turned into spending on a lot of big government bureaucracy. >> republicans think they have the upper hand right now. is that the way you see it? >> i don't know they have the upper hand. i think the bottom line is the stimulus bit was not the right bill at that point in time. it was rushed through. this president needs to focus and this congress needs to focus on what is it that we...
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he told me a few moments ago, i think john boehner needs a new bloodhand. they think that maybe the country is starting to turn the corner, but they're going to be very careful not to celebrate just yet, betty. >> ed henry spoke to the president's chief economic adviser and she he is coming tok to answer your questions. tweet us right here at kyracnn. >> thanks, betty, appreciate it. >>> and just a reminder that the president delivers his remarks from white house rose garden. that is set for 1:30 eastern and, of course, cnn will bring that to you live. you can also listen to his remarks online at cnn.com/live. >>> in the meantime, though, stimulus dollars stuck on the highway. yeah, one of the first shovel ready projects to get government money has hit a road block. my name is chef michael. and when i come home from my restaurant, i love showing bailey how special she is. yes, you are. i know exactly what you love, don't i? - [ barks ] - mmm. aromas like rotisserie chicken. and filet mignon. yeah, that's what inspired a very special dry dog food. [ woman ]
he told me a few moments ago, i think john boehner needs a new bloodhand. they think that maybe the country is starting to turn the corner, but they're going to be very careful not to celebrate just yet, betty. >> ed henry spoke to the president's chief economic adviser and she he is coming tok to answer your questions. tweet us right here at kyracnn. >> thanks, betty, appreciate it. >>> and just a reminder that the president delivers his remarks from white house rose...
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house republican leader john boehner spoke to an audience at the convention. good morning. glad we could get you here and get you talking to us. health care will be a big topic this weekend, i assume. >> well, good morning, t.j. yes, health care is one of the many issues that's being discussed here. i think these voters here, along with tens of millions of other americans, are concerned about these proposals to have the government take control of our health care delivery system. >> let's talk about the latest proposal. the latest one is the baucus bill. are you suggesting this one talking about having the government take over as well? because this one, as we know, does not include that government-run, that so-called public option. do you think the baucus bill we saw this week moves this conversation and this debate forward? >> well, i think it helps move it forward a little bit because clearly senator baucus recognized there were some serious deficiencies in the other bills, whether it had to do with undocumented immigrants, whether it had to deal with the issue of abortion
house republican leader john boehner spoke to an audience at the convention. good morning. glad we could get you here and get you talking to us. health care will be a big topic this weekend, i assume. >> well, good morning, t.j. yes, health care is one of the many issues that's being discussed here. i think these voters here, along with tens of millions of other americans, are concerned about these proposals to have the government take control of our health care delivery system. >>...
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but the top republican in the house, john boehner, blasted the announcement, accusing the administration of cutting back-room deals to fund a government takeover of health care. democrats are divided on the issue of how to pay for health care reform's $1 trillion price tag. max baucus is chairman of the senate's tax writing committee. a key proposal to tax employer-provided health benefits once seen as a likely way to raise hundreds of billions of dollars may be dead. democrats aware that recent polls show most americans oppose the idea are souring on taxing benefits. and so is maine senator olympia snowe, a modern republican working on a bipartisan deal. >> i believe we should take it off the table, move forward and find other alternatives. >> reporter: meanwhile in the house of representatives where democrats are putting together their own health care plan, they are considering a slate of controversial tax proposals. everything, lou, from taxing households that make more than $250,000 per year to putting a tax on sugary drinks like sodas. >> all right, brianna, thank you very much. >>>
but the top republican in the house, john boehner, blasted the announcement, accusing the administration of cutting back-room deals to fund a government takeover of health care. democrats are divided on the issue of how to pay for health care reform's $1 trillion price tag. max baucus is chairman of the senate's tax writing committee. a key proposal to tax employer-provided health benefits once seen as a likely way to raise hundreds of billions of dollars may be dead. democrats aware that...
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. >> john boehner, the top republican in the house of representatives, he says the president isn't doing enough by far to create jobs. he says this -- apart from a mentalitydd i don't see any large republican/democratic cooperation a this front, james, do you? >> no, i guess he thought the 19th club at the bar having a martini. i guess if you're one of the 1.2 million people that got that's correct you look at the retail sales number is up this previous month. if you look at aggressive intervention on the part of the treasury and federal reserve, but by most observers, it saved us from having a worldwide depression, so keep on sucking on that marlboro and sucking that martini done, leader boehner. >> that's kind of an adhominem there. >> no, i'm not against any of that. >> i think that's a pretty sober assessment. there's a problem here, wolf. we were told unless we had the stimulus, unemployment might go above 8.5%. it's at 10%. the president is talking about debt, the deficit being major problems, and yet proposes new spending programs. this is not a coherent doctrine of domestic econo
. >> john boehner, the top republican in the house of representatives, he says the president isn't doing enough by far to create jobs. he says this -- apart from a mentalitydd i don't see any large republican/democratic cooperation a this front, james, do you? >> no, i guess he thought the 19th club at the bar having a martini. i guess if you're one of the 1.2 million people that got that's correct you look at the retail sales number is up this previous month. if you look at...
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. >> reporter: house republican leader john boehner said the new information does not vindicate pelosi. >> i do not believe that the cia lied to congress. i'm still waiting for speaker pelosi to either put up the facts or retract her statement and apologize. >> reporter: one point about the timing of all of this, lou, the house is ready to take up a significant intelligence agency bill. this is an opportunity for republicans to attack speaker pelosi for what she said about the cia, so what you have here is democrats essentially launching a preemptive strike, lou. >> and launching it against a democratic, former democratic congressman, a democratic cia director. this is peculiar, to say the least, for a party in control of the executive of the legislature to be taking on one another. >> reporter: the other interesting thing, lou, is that this bill that the house is poised to pick up, there is a provision that would extend the number of members of congress that get intelligence briefings, like the one that nancy pelosi raised in 2002. and there was a veto threat out from president obama
. >> reporter: house republican leader john boehner said the new information does not vindicate pelosi. >> i do not believe that the cia lied to congress. i'm still waiting for speaker pelosi to either put up the facts or retract her statement and apologize. >> reporter: one point about the timing of all of this, lou, the house is ready to take up a significant intelligence agency bill. this is an opportunity for republicans to attack speaker pelosi for what she said about the...
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. >> i'm john boehner. this is elie may. she hasn't found any jobs yet and neither have the people. >> reporter: it dogs the president all the way to russia where he clarified the statements by the president. >> there was a misreading of how bad an economy we inherited. >> reporter: not exactly according to the president. >> i would not say misread, we had incomplete information. >> reporter: who still believes the stimulus is the right call. >> there's nothing we would have done differently. >> reporter: but the president points to president obama's dire warnings in february. >> we're moving quickly because we're told if we don't move quickly that the economy is going to keep on getting worse. we'll have another two or three or four million jobs lost this year. >> reporter: turns out, even with the stimulus, the economy has shed 3.4 million jobs in just six months. while the president says he's now open to a second stimulus, one of the top economic advisors is already calling for one. tyson told him in singapore, we should
. >> i'm john boehner. this is elie may. she hasn't found any jobs yet and neither have the people. >> reporter: it dogs the president all the way to russia where he clarified the statements by the president. >> there was a misreading of how bad an economy we inherited. >> reporter: not exactly according to the president. >> i would not say misread, we had incomplete information. >> reporter: who still believes the stimulus is the right call. >> there's...
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boehner should get a record from that. >> we should do that every night. >> that's right. we should. >> certainly simplify the coverage for about 30 seconds. >> it's from auto tune the news to check it online. thank you for your help tonight. appreciate it. you can see the most recent shots at the website and the beat 360 which we didn't have time for tonight will be on the website later. >>> breaking news. an out and out tragedy a. new arrest in the case of the florida couple murdered. we'll get much more when we continue. that isn't going to break the bank. you're in the right place. only progressive gives you the option to name your price. here. a price gun? mm-hmm. so, i tell you what i want to pay. and we build a policy to fit your budget. that's cool. uh... [ gun beeps ] [ laughs ] i feel so empowered. power to the people! ha ha! yeah! the option to name your price -- new and only from progressive. call or click today. >>> tonight, we begin with breaking news. moments ago the sheriff in pensacola, florida, announcing new arrests at the home apparently in a robbery wi
boehner should get a record from that. >> we should do that every night. >> that's right. we should. >> certainly simplify the coverage for about 30 seconds. >> it's from auto tune the news to check it online. thank you for your help tonight. appreciate it. you can see the most recent shots at the website and the beat 360 which we didn't have time for tonight will be on the website later. >>> breaking news. an out and out tragedy a. new arrest in the case of the...
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boehner should get a record from that. >> we should do that every night. >> that's right. we should. >> certainly simplify the coverage for about 30 seconds. >> it's from auto tune the news to check it online. pretty cool stuff. thank you for your help tonight. appreciate it. you can see the most recent shots at the website and the beat 360 which we didn't have time for tonight will be on the website later. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, breaking news. an out and out tragedy a. new arrest in the case of the florida couple murdered. we'll get much more when we continue. dddddddddddd
boehner should get a record from that. >> we should do that every night. >> that's right. we should. >> certainly simplify the coverage for about 30 seconds. >> it's from auto tune the news to check it online. pretty cool stuff. thank you for your help tonight. appreciate it. you can see the most recent shots at the website and the beat 360 which we didn't have time for tonight will be on the website later. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, breaking news. an...
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so, take a listen to what house minority leader john boehner left as a present for democrats. a little bit of an ad he's going to be running. >> i'm not a doctor, but i play one on tv. if your child has a cough, she gets what the doctor ordered. >> i'd make a lot more money if i took this kid's tonsils out. >> i'm not a doctor. >> if there's a blue pill and a red pill and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price? >> i'm not a doctor, but i play one on tv. >> maybe you're better off not having the surgery -- >> you know, it's clear that this ad is trying to make the case that the government's going to dispense your medical care, and again, making the case that republicans are making that the obama plan, such as it is, is a risky experiment. >> and i imagine the white house taking a look at that, the latest ad there, scratching their heads, wondering what do but go next? in watching and talking to rahm emanuel, how has s the white house strategy changing in its approach? >> you can see it. it's clear their approach has change
so, take a listen to what house minority leader john boehner left as a present for democrats. a little bit of an ad he's going to be running. >> i'm not a doctor, but i play one on tv. if your child has a cough, she gets what the doctor ordered. >> i'd make a lot more money if i took this kid's tonsils out. >> i'm not a doctor. >> if there's a blue pill and a red pill and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price?...
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a similar note from top republican in the house, john boehner. >> i was as surprised as anyone by governor palin's announcement. if i had gone through what she has been through the last nine months i would want to break from it as well. i wish her well. >> reporter: many national republicans are highly critical like alaska senator lisa murkowski. the daughter of the man palin beat in the republican primary for governor. i'm deeply disappointed that the governor has decided to abandon the state and her constituents before her term has concluded. sean, the fbi says they are clearly not investigating. why would they come out and make that statement? >> yeah. that is an unusual move. the reason they are doing it, the blogs are out there. and a lot of people have been saying, look, the other shoe is going to drop. there is a scandal somewhere. you are going to hear about it. it is going to affect the governor. the fbi says, look, we are not investigating her. she has been the target of 15 ethics violations allegations. here in the state. but she has been cleared of 12 of those. three are pendin
a similar note from top republican in the house, john boehner. >> i was as surprised as anyone by governor palin's announcement. if i had gone through what she has been through the last nine months i would want to break from it as well. i wish her well. >> reporter: many national republicans are highly critical like alaska senator lisa murkowski. the daughter of the man palin beat in the republican primary for governor. i'm deeply disappointed that the governor has decided to...
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house minority lead john boehner said, quote, this deal will increase health care costs for families. also said it's a raw deal for the american people and sadly improves once again the so-called blue dogs have no bite when they're forced to comooz between constituents and radical leadership of their party. president obama today blasted critics of health care legislation. president in fact accused his opponents of misleading americans saying his plan will lead to a government take-over of health care. the president made his remarks in two town haul meetings in virginia and north carolina. ed henry, traveling with the president, has our report. >> on the road again, in north carolina, fighting back critics for the health reform push. >> nobody talking about the government take overof health care i'm tired of hearing that. >> if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you keep your health care plan, you keep your health care plan. these folks need to stop caring everybody. >> some people are scared. at his second stop in rural virginia. frozen food clerk, a mccain voter feels hea
house minority lead john boehner said, quote, this deal will increase health care costs for families. also said it's a raw deal for the american people and sadly improves once again the so-called blue dogs have no bite when they're forced to comooz between constituents and radical leadership of their party. president obama today blasted critics of health care legislation. president in fact accused his opponents of misleading americans saying his plan will lead to a government take-over of...
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there is no such premium the way that boehner describes it. he's referring to really what is the bookkeeping, that the government is going to do to try to seg regate the money. if a private insurer provides abortion coverage when they offer coverage in the health insurance exchange, they just have to separate the money so that federal funds are not used if they are receiving any federal subsidy. >> you pointed out the senate bill does require abortion coverage through the exchange be paid for with these private premiums. as you also said, republicans are saying it's a matter of accounting, that really in the end it will pay for abortion. how will the insurance companies have to seg regate the money under the insurance bill? >> the bill provides the secretary of health and human services would calculate the act wearial cost of abortion coverage, looking at how much a typical insurance policy would have to pay to cover abortion coverage. then take steps to make sure that only private money is set aside for that. so they are correct it is a bookk
there is no such premium the way that boehner describes it. he's referring to really what is the bookkeeping, that the government is going to do to try to seg regate the money. if a private insurer provides abortion coverage when they offer coverage in the health insurance exchange, they just have to separate the money so that federal funds are not used if they are receiving any federal subsidy. >> you pointed out the senate bill does require abortion coverage through the exchange be paid...
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. >> house minority leader john boehner says the democrats are quote in denial instead of acknowledging the widespread. if we're dismissing these and if democrats are dismissing these questions about health care reform and how much it's going to cost that it could backfire on them? >> no one's dismissing the questions. everybody's willing to answer the questions. the senate finance committee's working very hard on this. the senate health and education committee has already done this. but you can't get any progress on this, at least if you're on the other side, by just standing there and screaming or by trying to flood these meetings and making it impossible to hold them. when you do this, all you're doing is i think assembling a whole bunch of joe the plumbers, the media's going to pay attention to it like joe the plumber and in the end it's not going to vi any effect, i think it's going to help pass health care. the real target is democratic members of congress. but i think they all remember 1994 when so many of them walked away from the clinton health care reform and they know what ha
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>> john boehner has well. he apparently works very well. they also like hillary clinton. >> new material. from the secreta
>> john boehner has well. he apparently works very well. they also like hillary clinton. >> new material. from the secreta
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. >> why is congressman boehner taking the side of the health care companies in the health care debate? >> reporter: that's the strategy too. it all comes way too late. >> a lot of democrats would say it's about time or past time. the democrats lost control of the message on health care. once the president loses control, it's difficult to get it back. >> reporter: president obama didn't control the message because he didn't leave it up to his own plan, leaving it open to lawmakers who crafted several plans. all open to interpretation and rumor. like the death panel -- once something like -- they want to kill grandma -- is out there it's tough to fight. >> what's truly risky is if we do nothing. >> his supporters are trying to do something more. >> even if they don't succeed in drowning out the conceding noise. but analysts say scary seems to be working. although the president denies it, the president left wiggle room in one democratic idea, the public health insurance option. reports private insurance companies compete with a government-run insurance company, so to speak. and presumabl
. >> why is congressman boehner taking the side of the health care companies in the health care debate? >> reporter: that's the strategy too. it all comes way too late. >> a lot of democrats would say it's about time or past time. the democrats lost control of the message on health care. once the president loses control, it's difficult to get it back. >> reporter: president obama didn't control the message because he didn't leave it up to his own plan, leaving it open to...
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>> john boehner has well. he apparently works very well. they also like hillary clinton. >> new material. from the secretary clinton now. >> yes, they do. >> they get new material each and every day. no question about it. >> never lack of it. >> thanks, erica. see the most recent "shots" on our website, ac360.com. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, the heat over health care reform.
>> john boehner has well. he apparently works very well. they also like hillary clinton. >> new material. from the secretary clinton now. >> yes, they do. >> they get new material each and every day. no question about it. >> never lack of it. >> thanks, erica. see the most recent "shots" on our website, ac360.com. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, the heat over health care reform.
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>> i'm john boehner. this is ellie may, she hasn't found any stimulus jobs yet, and neither have the american people. >> reporter: it's an issue that dogged the president all the way to russia, where mr. obama clarified statements made by his own vice president on the recession. >> there was a misreading of just how bad an economy we inherited. >> reporter: not exactly, according to the president. >> i would actually rather than say "misread" we had incomplete information. >> reporter: who still believes the stimulus was the right call. >> there's nothing that we would have done differently. >> reporter: but republicans point to president obama's dire warnings back in february, when he urged the congress to pass the stimulus. >> we're moving quickly because we're told that if we don't move quickly that the economy's going to keep on getting worse. we'll have another 2 million, 3 million, or 4 million jobs lost this year. >> reporter: it turns out even with the stimulus, the economy has shed 3.4 million jo
>> i'm john boehner. this is ellie may, she hasn't found any stimulus jobs yet, and neither have the american people. >> reporter: it's an issue that dogged the president all the way to russia, where mr. obama clarified statements made by his own vice president on the recession. >> there was a misreading of just how bad an economy we inherited. >> reporter: not exactly, according to the president. >> i would actually rather than say "misread" we had...
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leader boehner was here a few weeks ago, he heard it in the house. senator durbin of the democrats say, well, we have a plan, it may not be perfect, but where is the republican plan? >> i challenged mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans to produce a health care bill that will save us $127 billion in the deficit over the next ten years and there's nothing posted on the internet. i challenged mitch mcconnell to come up with a bill that makes sure that 94% of americans have the peace of mind of health insurance coverage, but the republicans put nothing on the internet. >> will you continue to say, we want to do this incrementally, or will, because of the politics of the moment, do you feel compelled to come up with a comprehensive republican alternative? >> what we don't think is america wants another 2,000-page bill. it's this high. we had it on the floor. we don't think that's the way to go. we think we ought to go step by step to improve the system that you and i have just been talking about. some of the steps that we would take that would have
leader boehner was here a few weeks ago, he heard it in the house. senator durbin of the democrats say, well, we have a plan, it may not be perfect, but where is the republican plan? >> i challenged mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans to produce a health care bill that will save us $127 billion in the deficit over the next ten years and there's nothing posted on the internet. i challenged mitch mcconnell to come up with a bill that makes sure that 94% of americans have the peace of...
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here is john boehner. >> now, listen, this whole issue of race that people tried to raise over the last week or so and this insinuation that the people opposing the president's policies are motivated by race, capped off by former president carter's remarks over the last couple days. let me tell you what, i reject this resoundly. >> the rhetoric increasingly heated, candy crowley tonight has "the raw politics." >> good morning. >> reporter: the speaker of the house says some of the things she's hearing in the health care debate border on dangerous. >> i saw this myself in the late '70s in san francisco, this kind of rhetoric. it was very frightening and created a climate in which violence took place. >> reporter: to review, the pro reform side including the president has been called socialist, marxist and unamerican. those against the president's plans have been called wing nuts, fringe groups and racists. republicans accuse democrats of stoking a false racism charge to diminish honest opposition. democrats say for political reasons, republicans won't condemn the clearly racist signs and
here is john boehner. >> now, listen, this whole issue of race that people tried to raise over the last week or so and this insinuation that the people opposing the president's policies are motivated by race, capped off by former president carter's remarks over the last couple days. let me tell you what, i reject this resoundly. >> the rhetoric increasingly heated, candy crowley tonight has "the raw politics." >> good morning. >> reporter: the speaker of the...
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. >> reporter: house republican leader john boehner said the new information does not vindicate pelosi. >> i do not believe that the cia lied to congress. i'm still waiting for speaker pelosi to either put up the facts or retract her statement and apologize. >> reporter: now, the truth is since we're dealing with a classified briefing here, wolf, it's really hard to make heads or tails of this. not only are you not getting specifics from folks up here on the hill, but the cia doesn't comment on classified briefings, saying only it's not the practice or policy of the agency to mislead congress. >> despite all that classification, you and i know, i suspect in the next few days much of that information will be leaked to the news media. we'll, of course, report it. thanks very much. let's go to jack cafferty. he's got cafferty file. >> it is perhaps the center piece of president obama's agenda for his first term in office. reform the nation's health care system before it bankrupts the country. it also comes with a hefty and as yet undetermined price tag which has been estimated as high as
. >> reporter: house republican leader john boehner said the new information does not vindicate pelosi. >> i do not believe that the cia lied to congress. i'm still waiting for speaker pelosi to either put up the facts or retract her statement and apologize. >> reporter: now, the truth is since we're dealing with a classified briefing here, wolf, it's really hard to make heads or tails of this. not only are you not getting specifics from folks up here on the hill, but the cia...
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leader boehner was here. where is the republican plan? >> i challenged mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans to produce a health care bill that will save united states $127 billion in the deficit over the next ten years. and there's nothing posted on the internet. i challenge mitch mcconnell to come up with a bill that makes sure that 94% of americans have the peace of mind of health insurance coverage, but republicans put nothing on the internet. >> will you continue to say we want do this incrementally or the politics of the moment that you feel compelled to come up with a comprehensive republican. >> we don't want another 200,000-page bill. that's high. we had it on the floor. we don't think that's the way to go. we think we ought to go step by step to improve the system that you and i were just talking about. is the steps that we would take that would have an impact on the cost of health care. the american people are not complaining about the quality of american health care. they're complaining about the cost of it. this proposal
leader boehner was here. where is the republican plan? >> i challenged mitch mcconnell and the senate republicans to produce a health care bill that will save united states $127 billion in the deficit over the next ten years. and there's nothing posted on the internet. i challenge mitch mcconnell to come up with a bill that makes sure that 94% of americans have the peace of mind of health insurance coverage, but republicans put nothing on the internet. >> will you continue to say we...
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first of all we had a statement today from john boehner who's a republican leader on the house side. he hit on several issues including saying that what the american people need to know is what the president's overarching strategy is. he wrote, republicans will push for the type of aggressive oversight to give the american people confidence that their government is doing everything it can to detect and stop future attacks rather than just responding to them after they happen. now, there are several areas where the republicans see some vulnerabilities. they believe that this is a time to revisit the idea that those trials should take place in new york, and they believe this is a time to resif what to do with those prisoners of gitmo, whether or not to close down the guantanamo bay prison. thirdly in a letter from newt gingrich, when he laid out several items criticizing the president, the idea of profiling. in the obama administration gingrich wrote protecting the rights of terrorists has been more important than protecting the lives of americans -- pretty touch -- tough. it is time t
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. >> leader boehner has take an pledge that he will not vote for health care bills that he has read and he has a chance to read in its entirety or until it's available online to the public for 72 hours. will you take that pledge? >> is this the pledge other than keeping with his having read all the bills that he ever voted for. i don't know what his pledge is. but we pledge to have a full process that with ample time for the legislation to be well known to the public. every person in america is an expert on his or her health care and they're all very curious about what will be there. yes, sir. >> madam speaker, the other day in los angeles held up a copy and praising the life and work of michael jackson and i wonder, do you favor bringing that to the floor and if not, why? >> to the popular culture now and michael jackson was a great, great performer. and lots of sadness there for many reasons. what i have said to my colleagues over the years and certainly as leader and as speaker that there's an opportunity on the floor of the house to expresident their sympathy or their praise any tim
. >> leader boehner has take an pledge that he will not vote for health care bills that he has read and he has a chance to read in its entirety or until it's available online to the public for 72 hours. will you take that pledge? >> is this the pledge other than keeping with his having read all the bills that he ever voted for. i don't know what his pledge is. but we pledge to have a full process that with ample time for the legislation to be well known to the public. every person...
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speakers at the 2009 values voter summit include senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, john boehner, mike huckabee. >>> we're waiting for new state jobless numbers this morning. the labor department is ready to release the stats for august. national unemployment for august was 9.7%. we'll get to new numbers as soon as they come out. >>> acorn may soon be taking a huge financial hit. yesterday the house approved an amendment to pull all federal funding from the community organization. the vote follows the release of several undercover videos of acorn workers. the videos were made by conservative activists posing as a pimp and a prostitute. let's get more from abbie boudreau. >> reporter: it wasn't even close. by a 345 to 75 vote, the house of representatives voted to kill all federal funding for the community organizing group acorn. >> acorn is trying to claim that they're cleaning up their act but i think it's too little, too late. >> reporter: it wasn't just republicans. 172 democrats also voted to defund acorn. an indication of deep pounds by hidden camera videos. >> your business
speakers at the 2009 values voter summit include senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, john boehner, mike huckabee. >>> we're waiting for new state jobless numbers this morning. the labor department is ready to release the stats for august. national unemployment for august was 9.7%. we'll get to new numbers as soon as they come out. >>> acorn may soon be taking a huge financial hit. yesterday the house approved an amendment to pull all federal funding from the community...
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. >> reporter: on the house side, speaker, nancy pelosi and republican leader, john boehner, sent talking points to their members. >> insurance companies versus socialized medicine. >> reporter: many democrats wanted health care done before recess. the longer the issue hangs out there, the more it becomes a pinata. >> democrats accuse republican operatives of sending protesters to their town howl meetings. if there is any truth to that charge. the reality is that poll after poll shows americans are divided about obama-stooil healyle heal reform. >>> what doctors are saying about malaria and how it was first chantransferred to people. grandma! what a nice surprise! mom, it's sunday. that's when i knew i couldn't wait. mom's doctor said these were signs of alzheimer's, a type of dementia, and that prescription aricept could help. he said it's the only treatment proven effective... for all stages of alzheimer's. studies showed aricept slows the progression... of alzheimer's symptoms. it improves cognition... and slows the decline of overall function. aricept is well tolerated but not for eve
. >> reporter: on the house side, speaker, nancy pelosi and republican leader, john boehner, sent talking points to their members. >> insurance companies versus socialized medicine. >> reporter: many democrats wanted health care done before recess. the longer the issue hangs out there, the more it becomes a pinata. >> democrats accuse republican operatives of sending protesters to their town howl meetings. if there is any truth to that charge. the reality is that poll...
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in fact, take a listen to what house minority leader, john boehner, had to say a few minutes ago. >> the biggest problem that we heard from our economists with regard to why employers aren't hiring, it's all the job-killing policies that are being offered by this administration and this congress. and creating an awful lot of uncertainty for american employers. >> reporter: so, as you can see, kyra, not everyone on board with this. a lot of pressure on this administration to really get out there and create jobs because a lot of people are hurting. and as i'm being told and as i see there, the summit is getting under way, so i'll throw it back to you. >> good, we are. hilda solis is up at the mike now, and we're tracking it, dan, as soon as the president steps up to the mike, we'll take it live and probably speak to dan again. >>> when a jail door swings open in arkansas, tit could be a political liability for a possible presidential contender. >>> and it's thursday. that means a new batch of questions up on the cnnchallenge.com. >>> here's a pop quiz. who warned the congress of limiti
in fact, take a listen to what house minority leader, john boehner, had to say a few minutes ago. >> the biggest problem that we heard from our economists with regard to why employers aren't hiring, it's all the job-killing policies that are being offered by this administration and this congress. and creating an awful lot of uncertainty for american employers. >> reporter: so, as you can see, kyra, not everyone on board with this. a lot of pressure on this administration to really...
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a tongue and cheek ad from john boehner where he was releasing the proverbial blood hounds to search and sniff out the stimulus money. let's take a look. >> in north carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. his job? apply for more stimulus money from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government. >> all right. there you have it. so they used the money to hire one new state worker. and his job was to apply for more stimulus money. you ran that through the truth meter. >> we gave this one a false on the truth-o-meter. it's not true. it's a great catchy phrase but it's just not backed up by the facts. there is, indeed, a city worker who was funded by stimulus money, but that worker is not applying for more stimulus money. that worker is overseeing the grant applications for a new police station and doing some other tasks. but it's not the way it's portrayed in the ad. that one gets a false. >> boehner has been hitting this, where's the stimulus money message pretty hard. he also said last sunday there hadn't even been one contract that was signed on a stimul
a tongue and cheek ad from john boehner where he was releasing the proverbial blood hounds to search and sniff out the stimulus money. let's take a look. >> in north carolina, they used stimulus money to hire one new state worker. his job? apply for more stimulus money from the taxpayers by the way of the federal government. >> all right. there you have it. so they used the money to hire one new state worker. and his job was to apply for more stimulus money. you ran that through the...
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. >> i want you to listen to john boehner. he's the republican leader in the house of representatives. because he's really upset about a potential proposal you have out there to use some of the money for the banks and wall street and to reprogram that money to deal with some of these other domestic issues. listen to this. >> this idea that we're going to take this -- this money that's being paid back to the government and then turn around and spend it on useless government programs is a very big mistake. >> he's referring to the billions that are being repaid from the t.a.r.p. money from the major banks like goldman sachs or maybe bank of america. and you're going to just take that money, instead of using it to whittle down the national debt, you're going to start spending it for all sorts of programs. >> well, certainly one of the things that your story was pointing to is how we are discovering the good news about t.a.r.p., is that the money is coming back. that it's spending much less than we anticipated. i think the importa
. >> i want you to listen to john boehner. he's the republican leader in the house of representatives. because he's really upset about a potential proposal you have out there to use some of the money for the banks and wall street and to reprogram that money to deal with some of these other domestic issues. listen to this. >> this idea that we're going to take this -- this money that's being paid back to the government and then turn around and spend it on useless government programs...
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house minority leader, john boehner, convened a roundtable just last hour to focus on jobs. he says the obama administration's economic policies are not working. >> i doubt that some of the things we'll talk about today will be talked about at president obama's summit. unemployment rate is still over 10%. over 3 million americans have lost their jobs since the stimulus bill was signed into law. you know, as a former small businessman myself, i know what it takes to meet a payroll. i can tell you that the policies being proposed by this administration and their democratic allies here in congress, are causing employers to sit on their hands. >>> aiming for the allies. secretary of state, hillary clinton, leaves for nato headquarters in brussels, today. she is going to brief ministers about the u.s. battle plan for afghanistan. clinton speak to cnn's "american morning" since president obama announced the war strategy. the obama administration is pushing nato to contribute more troops to the war. the alliance currently has 42,000 forces in afghanistan. nato's chief tells our chr
house minority leader, john boehner, convened a roundtable just last hour to focus on jobs. he says the obama administration's economic policies are not working. >> i doubt that some of the things we'll talk about today will be talked about at president obama's summit. unemployment rate is still over 10%. over 3 million americans have lost their jobs since the stimulus bill was signed into law. you know, as a former small businessman myself, i know what it takes to meet a payroll. i can...